What is a brick and stone masonry
Stone Masonry • Masonry refers to anything constructed by a mason using materials such as stones, bricks, tiles, etc. In stone masonry mortar is used to bind stones. • Types of stone masonry are rubble masonry and ashlar masonry. In rubble stone masonry stones of irregular shape and size are used. Dry rubble masonry, random rubble masonry, square rubble masonry, polygon walling and flint walling are some of the types of rubble stone masonry. In ashlar stone masonry stones are dressed neatly to regular shapes and used is regular courses. Ashlar fine tooled, rough tooled, rock or quarry face, chamfered, block in course and ashlar facing are some of the types of ashlar masonry. • Structural members built with stones are steps, walls, plinth, sill, string course, frieze, parapet and coping. • The types of joint made are butt joint, lap joint, joggle joint, bed joint, slate joint, cramp joint and plugged joint. • To lift stones during construction chain, chain dogs, grab hooks, Lewis or ton...